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What country is Amsterdam in?
The Netherlands (formerly Holland)
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How many Great Lakes are there in the U.S.?
5- Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Ontario
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What is the largest country in South America?
Brazil
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At what age can U.S. citizens vote?
18 years old
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What country has the largest human population on the planet?
India- about 1.45 billion people, passing China in 2023 with 1.40 billion people
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What is the tallest mountain in the world? Where is it?
Mt. Everest in the Himalayas (China/Nepal Border)
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What countries make up the United Kingdom?
England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
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In what country can you find the Panama Canal?
Panama
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How often is a U.S. president elected?
Every 4 years
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What substance is the hardest on earth? (hint hint it's very popular in jewelry)
Diamond- only a diamond can cut another diamond
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How many pennies are in one dollar?
100 pennies
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How many countries are in the world, according to the U.N.?
195 (including The Holy See/Vatican City & Palestine, which are both considered a "non-member observer state")
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In what country can you find the Outback? (hint hint, it's also a continent and not I'm asking about the restaurant LOL)
Australia
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What ancient civilizations invented math?
Sumerians of Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) and Ancient Egyptians
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What African country is the only one on the continent not to have been ruled/taken over by European imperialists and colonizers?
Ethiopia
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What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
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What is the largest continent on the planet?
Asia
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What is the largest animal to ever live on the planet? (Hint hint it's still alive)
Blue Whale- can be up to 100ft long and weigh about 400,000lbs
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What is a person who creates maps called?
Cartographer
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Name a country where ancient pyramids can be found.
Sudan, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, Belize, China, Cambodia, Iraq, Italy
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What time zone in the world is considered the starting point for all other time zones? PST? EST? MST? GMT? etc.
GMT- Greenwich Mean Time in the U.K.
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In which direction does the Nile River flow? North to South or South to North?
South to North
Its source in the East African highlands (near Lake Victoria) sits at a much higher elevation than its outlet at the Mediterranean Sea in Egypt.
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In which nautical direction does the sun rise? In which direction does it set? (North, South, East, West)
The sun rises in the East and sets in the West.
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How many miles are in between Europe and Africa?
8-9miles
You can stand on the beach in Tangiers, Morocco and see Tarifa, Spain, right across the Strait of Gibraltar.
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DOUBLE JEOPARDY: What kind of vehicle does Ms. Frizzle drive?
The Magical School Bus